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CD-086-06, Navy Training ExercisesSouthern CaliforniaPage 6rotary wing, fixed wing, and tilt-wing aircraft; amphibious vehicles, vessels, andboats - Landing Craft, Utility (LCU), Combat Rubber Raiding Raft (CRRC), RigidHull Inflatable Boat (RHIB); three amphibious ships; and other surface ships.Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) OperationsNSFS operations involve naval surface ships with the MK-45 5-inch/54 or the MK-455-inch/62 naval gun firing system, engaging land and surface targets. NSFSoperations are an annual requirement for all naval vessels outfitted with the 5-inchgun system. NSFS is conducted against land targets in the SHOBA on SCI. Becauseships are firing from sea to land targets located in SHOBA, the public is restricted inthe offshore portion of SHOBA, called Fire Support Area (FSA), during the live-firingportion of the operations. However, the cumulative time that ships are actually firingweapons during these operations is extremely short. The participants associated withan NSFS operation include: four to six ships.Mine Countermeasures (MCM) OperationsMCM Operations train forces to locate and neutralize inert (non-explosive) mineshapes in shallow-water environments in support of the CSG and ESG. A typicalexercise would involve bottom-laid explosive and mid-water column explosivetraining evolutions. The training would take place offshore of the beaches atSSTC/MCBCP, and in the nearshore waters off the western side of SCI. The assetsinclude two MCM ships, two to three airborne mine countermeasures helicopters,divers, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and marine mammals (dolphins). Someor all of the following equipment would be used: underwater explosives (up to 20pounds net explosives weight (NEW)), side-scan sonar, high-frequency sonar, laserline scans, magnetic sweep gear, and influence sweep gear.Demolition Operations (DEMO)DEMO provides training in the identification and neutralization or destruction ofinert floating or moored mines. This training includes hydrographic reconnaissanceof approaches to prospective landing beaches; demolition of obstacles and clearingmines; locating, improving, and marking of useable channels; channel and harborclearance; and acquisition of operational intelligence during pre-assault operations.Explosives used in DEMO are less than 20 pounds. During a COMPTUEX or JTFEXthere may be up to 20 demolition events. The DEMO exercise takes place at locationsroutinely used for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and DEMO training at SCIRC,MCBCP, SSTC, and Naval Base Coronado (NBC). The participants and assetstypically used in this event include: EOD divers, small boats, and helicopters.